Ice Racing With Studs

March 7, 2014---Third generation Ice Racer Jimmy Olson says he was born to build and drive. With a custom built engine and studded tires, Jimmy takes the wheel and hits the ice for a heart-pounding ride around the track.

Ice Racing With Studs

March 7, 2014---Third generation Ice Racer Jimmy Olson says he was born to build and drive. With a custom built engine and studded tires, Jimmy takes the wheel and hits the ice for a heart-pounding ride around the track.

The minute I put my helmet on,
strap in, and it’s time to hit the gas pedal, there’s some sort of switch that
just goes off and it’s like total serene, total peace, I’m in my own zone, and
I’m ready to fly.

I’m a third-generation ice racer. I
grew up with my dad and my grandpa in the shop. Racing is definitely in my
blood.

I’ve loved it, not just for the
fact I think I’ve been around it, but I do think I was born to be here to drive
and build stuff.

I take everything that I build to
heart. It’s a piece of me. The different tones and sounds of engines. It’s
curiosity to me. I love it.

Probably the biggest thing to any
race car is the engine; next to the driver.

There’s this huge sense of
accomplishment when I build something.

Working on a vehicle, especially my
own, is extremely therapeutic. It’s like total peace. There’s no other
experience. Nothing else like it.

I truly love building something,
seeing it come to shape, come to life, you give it your own personal touch and
you take that to the track. And then in turn see what your driving capably can
do.

The town of Georgetown relies on us
to give them a number reading. In the morning before anybody goes out somebody
will walk out, physically drill that lake, to see where we’re at.

It’s common to have clubs or
organizations such as the Daytona 500 with NASCAR, NHRA and drag racing. Our
Gang, that’s our club. Our Gang.

Generations after generations have
played a huge part in keeping the club going. I hope that it continues to grow
and our kids, and the next kids, and the next kids complete the cycle.

Competition’s always been fierce at
Georgetown, but there’s always been competition that pushes me to the next
level.

When I go to a race my main objective
is to win. I know that I’m going to go there with a chance that I might get
beat and that’s fine. But that’s what makes that risk all that much more
important.

You’re definitely not going to get
rich off of ice racing. You’re going to get rich in friends, in passion, and
experience, but not in money.

You spend countless hours building
this Jeep, to go have seconds of fun. But when you do, it completely pays for
itself. You forget how many hours, how sore your fingers, how sore your hands
are, how tired you are, when you go hit that gas, spend time with your family,
you put a smile on the face of someone you give a ride to, it’s breathtaking.

Ice Racing With Studs

March 7, 2014---Third generation Ice Racer Jimmy Olson says he was born to build and drive. With a custom built engine and studded tires, Jimmy takes the wheel and hits the ice for a heart-pounding ride around the track.